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Numbers 31:15-18 – Taking Vengeance

July 31, 2024

In Numbers 25 God told Moses what to do to Midian. In Numbers 31 He tells Moses that now is the time to take vengeance against them.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Balaam - Bilam, Land of Israel, Moses - Moshe

Numbers 25:11-13 – Pinchas Man of Zeal

June 19, 2025July 25, 2024

Phinehas was zealous and saved the Jewish people from being destroyed in a plague. God’s reward was to make him a priest. Why is this reward appropriate?

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags High Priest - Kohen Gadol, priest - kohen, Rabbi Dessler

Numbers 22:28-30 – Donkey Talks to Man

August 8, 2024July 17, 2024

One of the most famous incidents in the Bible is Balaam and his talking donkey. Why did God use a donkey to speak to Balaam? Wasn’t it enough for an angel to speak to him?

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Balaam - Bilam, miracle, Mishna, Rabbi Sorotzkin

Numbers 19:2 – Para Aduma

August 8, 2024July 11, 2024

Chapter 19 in the Book of Numbers is about the enigma of the para aduma, the red cow of Israel.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags commandments, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Rabbi Sorotzkin, tahara-clean, tumah-unclean

Numbers 16:3 – Korah Rebellion Against Moses

July 4, 2024

The rebellion of Korah against Moses resulted in him and his followers being swallowed by the earth. What was Korah’s sin and why was this punishment appropriate?

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags holy - kadosh, miracle, Moses - Moshe, Mount Sinai - Har Sinai, Samuel - Shmuel

Numbers 13:1-3 – Moses Sends Spies

June 26, 2024

Numbers 13 and 14 record the incident of Moses sending spies into the Promised Land.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Land of Israel, Moses - Moshe

Numbers 9:1-5 – The Second Passover

June 26, 2024June 20, 2024

We all know about the first Passover when God took the Jewish people out of Egypt. When was the second Passover? Did Israel celebrate Passover in the wilderness?

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags Joshua - Yehoshua, Land of Israel, Passover - Pesach

Numbers 6:2 – The Nazirite Vow

June 26, 2024June 13, 2024

Numbers 6 introduces a special vow: the Nazirite vow. This article explains this vow and gives some examples of people who were Nazirites.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags commandments, holy - kadosh, Samuel - Shmuel

Numbers 1:2 – The Census

August 8, 2024June 6, 2024

Bamidbar is the fourth book in the Torah. In English it is called Numbers because it records the countings of the Jewish people in the wilderness.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags commandments, David - King David, Rabbi Sorotzkin, tabernacle - mishkan

Leviticus 26:29 – Cannibals Rejoice?

May 29, 2024

In Leviticus 26 God tells the Jewish people the blessings they will enjoy when they observe His commandments.

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Categories Vayikra - Leviticus Tags commandments
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